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Dairy Cattle And Reproduction

Subjects : industries, dairy
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1. To remove/separate testicles from animal's body before animal reaches puberty






2. Help to signal hormone levels which we need both in the brain right next to each other.






3. % of fat in milk. makes cheeses and ice cream. regulates cost of milk






4. Urinary calculi.






5. (male) pushes the testes outward toward the legs for a cool-down off of the body






6. Check feet and legs - look for masculine traits in build such as crest and muscling






7. 10-37 (21) days






8. 30-38 hours after estrus cycle begins






9. Milk is 15% ________ and 85% __________.






10. Animals which have only one estrous cycle (ex: dog - fox)






11. Cleans and lubricates the urethra. secretion is thick - viscous - and very slippery.


12. 1-2 days






13. 10-37 (21) days






14. Pulls sperm and egg together - gets body ready for pregnany - stimulates growth cells - develops mammary glands - starts to deposit fat.






15. Days which have increasing daylight hours


16. 1. bring in new genes - 2. replace males with leg problems (difficulty breeding) Note: culling has a much greater emphasis in the dairy industry vs the beef industry.






17. Start of the reproductive tract for the female. located outside of the body






18. Failure to have both testis (gonads) descend






19. 1-2 days






20. 1. reproduction - 2. mastitis/udder problems - 3. low milk production - 4. soundness/poor feet and legs (living on concrete)






21. 14-19 (17) days






22. Actual heat cycle (period)






23. Cleans and lubricates the urethra. secretion is thick - viscous - and very slippery.


24. 336 days






25. Knife-loose ~1wk of growth. band-loose ~2wks of growth.






26. (LH) causes female's egg to break (her period)






27. 2 month growth cycle. stored in the epididymis of the bull






28. Supply nutrients for the sperm following ejaculation and deposition into the female reproductive tract






29. Knife-loose ~1wk of growth. band-loose ~2wks of growth.






30. 1. to eliminate breeding the females at an early age - 2. makes animals less lean and provides a better cut for the market






31. Failure to have one testis (gonad) to descend






32. 283 days






33. 1. brain function - 2. blood flow - 3. willing female






34. Days which have decreasing daylight hours


35. Way to know everything is alright with the breeding male






36. The more stressed out the male is - the less sperm he is going to produce






37. Not under a timeline - cow can not be sold as steak






38. 26 hours after estrus begins






39. Not being bred back into herd. horses are seasonal breeders vs. cows as anytime breeders






40. Milk is 15% ________ and 85% __________.






41. (switzerland) 2nd in size and milk production - most muscle -






42. Animals which have many estrous periods per year (ex: cow - sow)






43. What makes the milk flow through the mammary glands?






44. 1. sperm is not implanted in egg until hours after breeding. 2. fetal growth has not yet finished.






45. Important 'landmark' during palpation






46. Way to know everything is alright with the breeding male






47. Hold the penis in the bulls body when not in use. releases penis before ejaculation or urination.






48. 24 hours before end of estrus cycle






49. Front feet and head first. (except for hogs and dogs)






50. Supply nutrients for the sperm following ejaculation and deposition into the female reproductive tract